The Green Room (1978) Movie poster and book cover compared.

The Green Room

François Truffaut, 1978

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The Friends of the Friends
Henry James, 1896

The Green Room is a movie directed by François Truffaut in 1978 and based on the book The Friends of the Friends by Henry James, first published in 1896. The movie features François Truffaut, Nathalie Baye, Jean Dasté, Patrick Maléon, Jeanne Lobre, Antoine Vitez, and others.

What users say

“The movie is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

The Movie is also based on

Book cover
The Altar of the Dead (1895)
Book by Henry James

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RATING

7

/ 10

Movie Poster: The Green Room (François Truffaut, 1978)

7.2

/ 10

Book Cover: The Friends of the Friends (Henry James, 1896)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of The Friends of the Friends, the 1896 book by Henry James.

The Friends of the Friends

Read by: Tony Addison

Storyline

In a small French town at the close of the 1920s, Julien Davenne, a journalist, grapples with the loss of his wife Julie, who passed away a decade earlier. He carefully assembles all of Julie’s belongings in the green room. However, when a fire ravages the room, he decides to refurbish a small chapel, dedicating it to the memory of Julie and other departed individuals in his life.

Genres

Movie vs Book

Poster of The Green Room, the 1978 movie by François Truffaut

Year

1978

Minutes

94

Movie Rate

7.00

Source: IMDb

Movie

The Green Room

Original title: La chambre verte

Country: France

Year: 1978

Length: 1h34m

Cover of The Friends of the Friends, the 1896 book by Henry James

Year

1896

Pages

40

Book Rate

7.24

S: Goodreads

Book

The Friends of the Friends

Original title: The Way It Came

Country: USA

First published in: 1896

Length: 40 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Which is better?

Poster of The Green Room, the 1978 movie by François Truffaut

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Cover of The Friends of the Friends, the 1896 book by Henry James

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IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of The Green Room, the 1978 movie by François Truffaut

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Yes

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25% No

9 votes

3 votes

book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of The Friends of the Friends, the 1896 book by Henry James

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36% No

7 votes

4 votes

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